Reanimate
Sorcery
Oracle Text
Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to that card's mana value.
Flavor Text
"You will learn to earn death." —Volrath
Legalities
legal
8brawlcommanderlegacyoathbreakerpredhpremoderntimelessvintage
banned
3duelgladiatorhistoric
Not Legal
10alchemyfuturemodern
Prices
Other Printings (19)
Marvel Universe
#20 · mythic
Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet
#20 · rare
Final Fantasy Commander
#282 · rare
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
#155 · rare
Breaking News
#18 · rare
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander
#137 · rare
Tales of Middle-earth Commander
#206 · rare
Commander Collection: Black
#5 · rare
Jumpstart
#270 · rare
Ultimate Box Topper
#U12 · mythic
Ultimate Masters
#110 · rare
Tempest Remastered
#112 · uncommon
Magic Online Promos
#36052 · uncommon
Vintage Masters
#136 · uncommon
Premium Deck Series: Graveborn
#15 · uncommon
Archenemy
#21 · uncommon
Friday Night Magic 2004
#10 · rare
Battle Royale Box Set
#57 · uncommon
Tempest
#151 · uncommon
Recommendation Intent
Mix oracle, flavor, and visual signals
Rulings
If a card in a graveyard has 
in its mana cost, X is 0.
wotc · 2025-09-19
The amount of life you lose is determined by the mana value of the card in your graveyard, not the creature once it's on the battlefield.
wotc · 2025-09-19
You lose life after the creature is already on the battlefield. Any abilities it has that interact with loss of life, such as that of Platinum Emperion, apply to that loss of life.
wotc · 2025-09-19
If any abilities trigger on the creature entering the battlefield, those abilities resolve after you lose life. If losing life results in you losing the game, those abilities won't resolve.
wotc · 2025-09-19
In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, the creature you control from Reanimate is exiled.
wotc · 2025-09-19